Tag: senate
PDP opposes confirmation of APC member as INEC Commissioner
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Senate’s confirmation of Prof. Rhoda Gumus as the National Commissioner (South-South) of the Independent National Electoral...
Senate lauds NNPC for stimulating competitiveness
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry...
Senate laments spate of killings, urges military to wake up
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, send fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts from...
Senate rejects petition, confirms 7 nominees as INEC Commissioners
The Senate has confirmed seven nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It...
NASS transmits amended Electoral Bill to Buhari for assent
The National Assembly, on Monday, transmitted the reworked Electoral Act to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
The latest development was disclosed via a statement signed...
Senate sets N3trn revenue target for MDAs in 2022
The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government were capable of generating N3 trillion annually if efforts were made...
Senate approves N215.8bn budget for FIRS in 2022
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215,811,290,243 as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year.
The approval...
Senate to reduce level of Nigeria’s borrowing – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will work with revenue generating agencies towards reducing the level of...
Senate passes 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126trn
The Senate has passed 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion.
This followed the adoption of the recommendations of the report of its Committee on Appropriations...
Senate approves N633.39bn 2022 budget for NCC
The Senate has approved the sum of N633.39 billion as budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2022 fiscal year.
The approval followed...
